Gen Con Writers' Symposium

Thanks for an awesome event! If you'd like to be notified of paneling or volunteer opportunities, please send a note to programming@genconwriters.org The 2025 programming process will begin November 1st. -E.

Please donate to help my friend the great guy and excellent writer Howard Andrew Jones and his family. Further info at the link. gofundme.com/f/a-call-to-he…

At a minimum, I would like a reason given for our dismissal, because without a reason I will only have my own documentation to show, regarding how Gen Con addressed issues of both race and disability.

The GCWS committee was informed tonight by @Gen_Con, with no reason given, that we our show went "really well" but no people on the committee will be invited back next year. I request a meeting with Mr. Adkison, and want to make sure my friend @TheEdVerse is aware.

Our love is with Howard and his family, friends, and readers. We remind writers of that love and community - when things are difficult, when they seem insurmountable, reach for your communities. We are here.

In sadness, we join in sharing: Friend of GCWS and 2024 Featured Speaker Howard Andrew Jones has been diagnosed with brain cancer, which is expected to be fatal. We are grateful to Howard for sharing his brilliance and kind spirit with our writing communities.

Fun Alert: Friend of GCWS Maker Fishmeal has a new #CosplayBook funding now on BackerKit: #top" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">backerkit.com/c/projects/mak…

(And yes, this *includes* the trade edition of this year's @Gen_Con Anthology - edited by Toiya Kristen Finley and featuring Linda D. Addison!)

A post alleging comments made by Cat Rambo is circulating. These comments were not made, we stand 100% with Cat Rambo, and we encourage our communities to maintain vigilance against misinformation and its goals without giving air or comfort to such plainly undisguised efforts.

I had a blast at #GenCon2024. I reconnected with old friends, made some new ones, and sat in on some great panels. The best part was meeting a long-time F&SF reader who said my story, Dontay's Bones, has stuck with him more than any other story he's read in the magazine.

Thanks to @ThunderEternal @dedren_snead @Karen_Menzel and @GeorgeCBell for their work putting this together.

Thank you, @genconwriters and @Gen_Con! It was great to meet and connect with so many fantastic people and to be able to help and inspire writers.

My first #GenCon2024 was too much fun all my favorite people and new friends! Endless vendors with super cool stuff--well attended panels/readings at Gen Con Writers Symposium (so much gratitude to the team)!

@authormorganw @genconwriters You were all amazing. And your how to query panel was gold. I feel so much more confident now than I have for months. And other writers told me they felt the same.

An amazing time at @Gen_Con @genconwriters. I'm so proud of our community. And every day I see the power we can hold - if we believe in it.

@dedren_snead @danianjerry @nytebird45 @jessejholland @edebellauthor #GenCon2024 #GenCon

@dedren_snead @danianjerry @nytebird45 #GenCon2024 #GenCon